Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 31 July 2001, "Victor Wek" wrote: > > Besides sharpness, I look on colors, how they flow, how they are presented, > how rich or not they are. It is especially visible on curved surface. Leica > is the best in that matter. Other brands (Nikon, friend’s Canon) give me > flat colors, on the surface nothing is happening; there is usually no color > modulation or smooth color change. Those values are probably not > scientific?! How to measure color accuracy? > Victor, I noticed the same thing when I compared Nikon lenses with Leica-R lenses. Colors can be made brighter using high-saturation films but this approach will reduce the color gradation (or, as you described it, color modulation). Rather than using saturated films, I prefer the rich colors along with good color and tonal gradation I get using Leica lenses with neutral-color films. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/